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Jadakiss isn't hesitant to put himself in the Top 5 emcees of all time, and as a testiment to this, he decided to name his upcoming album Top 5 Dead Or Alive. Whether or not Jadakiss is in your Top 5, the rapper continues to have a successful career within the rap game for around twenty years. Although Jadakiss is working on a solo album, he's also got two other projects on the side-- one with Yo...

Hopsin's new album is on the way, but unfortunately the Funk Volume rapper seems completely frustrated with the music industry. The "Hop Is Back" emcee released the tracklist for his new album on Twitter today, just after going on a very grim rant, in which he vented about the industry, and even spoke of contemplating suicide.
Hop is known for being fairly dramatic, so hopefully his comments are...

Hitting iTunes earlier today, araabMUZIK officially releases the sequel to his highly anticipated album series For Professional Use Only.
Giving fans a taste of what he’s been working on for the past few months, the MPC-God delivers 24 new instrumentals with production help coming from the likes of A-Trak, A$AP Ty Beats and Killa Traxx.
As expected, this is another great addition to...

A couple Mondays ago, we counted down the best freestyles of the Fall so far, and now that we're into November, we figured we'd stay with that theme. This year, it seems as the temperature keeps getting colder, the music keeps getting hotter, as we've had a ton of new heat lately from hip-hop heavyweights and up-and-comers alike. Due to the influx of all the new dope music, we...

It's been almost a week since Wiz Khalifa kicked off his annual summer tour run, "Under The Influence", bringing along Jeezy, Rich Homie Quan, Sage The Gemini, Iamsu!, Ty Dolla $ign and more. We were able to have our host Baker catch up with Wiz while he was on the road, and sit down for a quick interview about the forthcoming album Blacc Hollywood, plus a few weed questions (because Wiz...

Earlier this month, it was reported that Meek Mill had been sentenced to 3 to 6 months in county jail, following a probation violation. Rick Ross, the head of Meek Mill's label, Maybach Music Group, cleared things up shortly thereafter, suggesting that the jail time would likely consist of only a few weeks. It seems that Rozay may have underestimated the severity of the situation however, as a...

Ja Rule, Jay Z, and DMX have had varying degrees of success since, but in the late 90s, all three of them were pretty much on top their game. It was around that time that the three rappers decided to come together for a supergroup, settling for the menacing name Murder Inc. Things never panned out for a full album, and Ja later took the name for his record label, but fans have continued to wonder...

Veteran record producer Rick Rubin, who's responsible for Eminem's new 'Berzerk' single, opened up about it during a recent interview conducted at the video shoot for the track.
"I think it's unlike any current hip-hop songs," Rubin said. "If you listen to what's going on in hip-hop, this is not what this is. We wanted to do something kind of throwback to some of the early records we were making...

Earlier today, we found out that Macklemore would be dropping a new album in 2015, and now we've learned some more positive news regarding the Grammy Award winning artist. According to reports from Page Six, Macklemore and his fiancée, Tricia Davis, are expecting their first child together.
According to reports, the couple and their entourage had dinner at Mirage's Stack restaurant before...

Childish Gambino's new album Because The Internet drops on Tuesday, December 10th, and the multitalented emcee unveiled the accompanying script via Twitter last night.
Here's an excerpt:
INT. BOY'S ROOM - DAY
The Boy walks in and drops his backpack and jacket in the doorway. He kicks off his shoes. They fly across the room, hit the wall, and fall in a pile of shoes on the ground. We...

It's pretty common knowledge that the Notorious B.I.G came from humble beginnings and had his fair share of struggles. His undeniable talent enabled him to quickly make a name for himself in the hip-hop world. Wallace soon left the world of drug-dealing behind for a better life in music.
For this rapper, success came fast as he captured the attention of many simply off his demo tape. But...

Joey Bada$$ got famous young; young enough that he didn't get to finish his senior year of high school. While he had to move on early, the Brooklyn rapper certainly had nothing but great memories from Edward R. Murrow High School, as he decided to give back to the institution this week.
Following a very successful event in partnership with the J Dilla Foundation and Akomplice...

When Rick Ross announced his second album of 2014, Hood Billionaire, just nine weeks ago, he had many people wondering whether he'd be able to rush out a project so quickly during a year that's seen more than its fair share of album delays and push-backs. Well, now that it's available for streaming, Hood Billionaire seems like it truly is locked in for a November 24th release...

Once again, Forbes comes through with that information we're all dying to know: just how rich are these hip-hop industry moguls? Names you might expect top the five-spot list, including Diddy, Jay Z and 50 Cent.
The "Forbes Five" gives us the five wealthiest men in the rap industry with break downs of where they're getting their profit from. Last year's 2013 list saw Diddy holding down the #1...

You may recognize Tina Colada from appearances in Sweets and Black Men magazine, but today she's making her debut as an HNHH Hottie! The New York beauty sports some fresh, cool grey Jordan 9s and not much else in our exclusive photoshoot!
Take a look at Tina's photos in the gallery above, and some behind-the-scenes footage of her shoot below.
You can see more of Tina on her official...

While talking to Miss info about the Chris Brown "I Don't Like" where he takes some not so subtle stabs at Drake, Big Sean was very casual and finds the beef between the two artists entertaining. "That's the entertainment in hip hop", Sean said. He seems fine with the beef and doesn't seem to think it's anything serious. Big Sean revealed a side of Chris Brown that most of us...